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My invention is paper money. Paper money was made by Tang Dynasty in China in 740 B.C.

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How did the invention make life easier for people?

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How did the invention make life easier for people?

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Tang people had it easier once they had paper money. Its light, fold able, and potentially worth a lot more, and takes less effort to make than many earlier systems.

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How has the invention changed over time?

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How has the invention changed over time?

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While it took another century or two for paper money to spread to the rest of the world, China was already going through a fairly advanced financial crisis: the production of paper notes had grown until their value plummeted, prompting inflation to soar. As a result, China eliminated paper money entirely in 1455 and wouldn't adopt it again for several hundred years.

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They used paper money to buy kites, books, umbrellas, fans that were written or drawn on, paper windows, and a whole bunch of other things. They did also use it for clothing, early forms of silk, and shoes.

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They made the paper money as an offshoot of the invention of block printing. Block printing is like stamping. Some people used the process for quilts, but the government made ready use of it in printing money.

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Chinese paper money changed the Tang's peoples lives. In the article Middle Age Technologies Paper Money it says "Tang people had it easier once they had paper money. It's light, fold able, and potentially worth a lot more, and takes less effort to make than many earlier systems."

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They made paper money because their devalued coins were becoming too heavy to carry.